Europe [:] Russia hits Ukrainian cities, intensifying bombing as U.S. focuses on Iran
Eight people were killed as Moscow launched a bombardment that included its largest single-day drone assault of the war, according to Kyiv. Yesterday [March 25] at 1:34 p.m. Smoke rises Tuesday after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Lviv, Ukraine. (Reuters) By Serhii Korolchuk, David L. Stern and Natalia Abbakumova, The Washington Post KYIV — Russian forces have pummeled Ukrainian cities over the past two days, launching more than 1,000 drones that have killed at least eight people and wounded nearly 100, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes, which included hits on areas in western Ukraine far from the front lines, are a stark reminder that Moscow’s war continues even as Western officials are consumed with the conflict in the Middle East. The bombardment included Moscow’s largest single-day drone assault since it launched its full-scale invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Close to 1,000 drones were l...